Thursday, April 4, 2019
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*FR Exclusive*
Edward Ring
FRBlog: Why is San Diego’s Pension Settlement Estimate So Much Money? -
SF Corruption Case
SFC: SF City Hall ‘pay to play’ bribery case ends in plea agreements by city insiders -
Vote 2020
SFC: Judge orders California to open voter registration at welfare offices, student aid centers - PE: Vote provisionally in November 2018? Your ballot was probably counted
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San Diego vs. Trump
VOSD: San Diego County Sues Trump Admin Over Its Handling of Asylum-Seekers - AP: San Diego County sues US over asylum-seeking family releases
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Who's in The Dog House?
SacBee: Harsh exchange with Democrat lands a California Republican in the Capitol ‘dog house’ -
PG&E Leadership
SacBee: PG&E shakes up leadership in deal brokered by hedge funds. Gov. Gavin Newsom isn’t pleased - AP: Troubled California utility names new chief executive, board
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Legal Bail Limbo
CG: U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Constitutionality of Bail, But CA Still In Legal Bail Limbo -
Pregnant Prison Guards
SacBee: Pregnant prison guards say California forces them to choose: Their jobs or their babies -
Under the Dome
SacBee: Baby sex surgery sparks clash at California Capitol between doctors, LGBTQ community - CalM: Beyond the tampon tax: How far will California go to end "menstrual inequity"?
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Congress 2020
LADN: Rep. Katie Hill has her first 2020 opponent, Republican Suzette Valladares -
Fire Risk Pool
AP: California eyes risk pool as it struggles with costly fires -
Parking Lawsuit
SDUT: Feds to pay $250,000 in lawsuit by disabled veteran over parking spot dispute -
Property Rights
AP: Yabba dabba don’t: California town rejects Flintstones house -
Property Tax Rules
CalCoast: California property tax laws, the devil is in the details -
Nepotism and Retaliation
CG: Auditor’s Findings Alleging Nepotism and Retaliation in Dept. of Insurance Audit Challenged -
Nuclear Option
Republicans trigger ‘nuclear option’ to speed Trump nominees -
Gas Tax Hike
SacBee: Is the cost of your gasoline about to rise? Washington looks ready to talk about a tax hike -
Kamala 2020
Kamala Harris wants Dreamers to work in Congress -
State Senate 2020
SBSun: Beaumont City Councilman Lloyd White will run for state Senate in 2020 -
Walmart Sizes
FresBee: Walmart misled customers with oversized containers, California prosecutors say. Now it’ll pay -
Delta Water Plan
Why Harder, other valley reps are asking EPA for close review of delta water plan -
Act Differently
SFC: ACLU claims immigration officers at SFO retaliated against Apple employee - SJMN: Apple offers $9.7 million for bike, pedestrian projects in Cupertino
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The Golden Pen
Chris Reed
FH: Credit Rating Agencies Concerned About California Pension Costs -
Joel Kotkin
CapWkly: CA energy shortage looms amid shift to renewables -
Ronald Stein and Todd Royal
FH: California’s Impending Grid Problem -
George Skelton
LAT $: A California tax to clean up toxic drinking water has lawmakers jumpy -
John Phillips
OCReg: If Joe Biden doesn’t run for president, who benefits? -
Randal O’Toole
OCReg: Land-use regulations are obstacles to the California dream -
Patrick Lavin
FH: Workers Endangered if State Mandates Takeover of Utilities -
Edward Ring
Too Few Homes, Too Many Homeless: How it Happened -
Dan Walters
CalM: A crackdown on misuse of taxpayer money? -
SF Bay Area
SFC: How does a retail space stay empty in San Francisco for 16 years? - SFC: London Breed shouted down at meeting over proposed Embarcadero Navigation Center
- SFC: SF Mayor London Breed’s Prop. C waiver moves to Board of Supervisors
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South Bay
SJMN: Will ballpark’s new name be a hit with San Jose Giants fans? - SJMN: Mountain View approves razing rent-controlled units for homes worth $1.5 million
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Central Valley
City employee comments on Modesto’s plan to use S&S HealthCare to negotiate and settle heatlh claims - Mayor at odds with Modesto’s $2.6 million offer to settle medical insurance claims
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Officer, suspect identified in shooting at government center -
Los Angeles County
LAT $: L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva reinstates a second deputy fired for misconduct - LADN: Metro introduces another piece in the puzzle that will help get passengers to LAX without a car
- LADN: LA committee backs $3 million in state funds for Sylmar Armory homeless shelter
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Orange County
OCReg: Should Fairview Developmental Center’s future include the homeless? - LAT $: Long Beach plans to woo Angels, and arena might be demolished
- OCReg: Anaheim UHSD superintendent wrote letter of recommendation for Kennedy principal who failed to report sexual abuse allegations
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San Bernardino County
PE: Divided San Bernardino council places city manager on leave - SBSun: Ontario International Airport hikes fees for off-site parking vendors by more than 2,000%
- SBSun: Animal advocates urge San Bernardino to reconsider outsourcing animal control services
- PE: Claremont educators respond to blacklisting complaint by Riley’s Farm in Oak Glen
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Riverside County
OCReg: 4 women accused of running escort service in Orange and Riverside counties, Nevada and Utah -
San Diego County
SDUT: SDPD: Officer shot and killed man after he fired rifle in San Ysidro RV park - SDUT: Sharp women’s center video monitoring program, shut down since 2013, draws fresh round of furor, lawsuits